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Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka Arugam Bay Sri Lanka Remove
In November29°C25 rainy days · sea 30°
Flying time18h 30mfrom Los Angeles
Ideal stayA week or more
Best forSurfers · Solo travellers · Budget travellers
The feel of itOne street, long waves, slow days
Where people stayArugam Bay villageor Ulla and the south end
Getting aroundManageable without a car
Money and languageLKRSinhala and Tamil
AccommodationVery cheap

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